Google is experimenting with the use of AI to auto-generate YouTube video summaries, according to a notice on a support page dated July 31st. The page, which we spotted via Android Police, notes that these summaries will only appear next to a limited number of English-language videos, and will only be viewable by a limited…
After testing for the past several months, YouTube is officially launching Multiview for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels, starting with WNBA games. Multiview in YouTube TV has been in testing since March for sports and more recently non-gaming content. YouTube is now ready to launch it for WNBA League Pass subscribers ahead of the upcoming…
After nearly a decade as a digital creator, David Dobrik has set his sights on entrepreneurship. Dobrik has over 20 million subscribers combined on his two YouTube channels – David Dobrik and David Dobrik Too, and was one of the highest-earning YouTubers in 2020, making $15 million from his content back in 2020. The creator,…
MrBeast, the most subscribed individual on YouTube, revealed shocking insight into his ad revenue. He’s known for his high-budget videos that cost millions. On average, his videos get hundreds of millions of views, and his main channel alone has more than 28 billion total video views. However, it turns out that MrBeast may not be…
Image Credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images YouTube has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Invidious, an open-source “alternative front-end” to the website which allows users to watch videos without having their data tracked, claiming it violates YouTube’s API policy and demanding that it be shut down within seven days. “We recently became aware of your product…
YouTube is experimenting with a way to help sickos like me watch videos as fast as humanly possible. The test, which YouTube Premium subscribers can opt in to, lets you long-press on the video player to set the playback speed to 2x, according to YouTube’s experiments page (via 9to5Google). To me, this sounds like a…
Boosting playback speed is a common occurrence with most YouTube content these days, especially with podcasts, and Google is making it easier to 2x videos with a new gesture. Currently, on mobile, adjusting Playback speed requires tapping the video window to show controls and pressing the settings gear in the top-right corner. After finding the…